Over the Louisvil ille and In India iana Railr ilroad DES# - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

State Road 46 at State Road 11 New In Interchange Brid idge Over the Louisvil ille and In India iana Railr ilroad

DES# 1700139

Columbus, Indiana Wednesday, May 29, 2019 6 p.m.

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Agenda

• Welcome & In

Introductions

• Formal Public Hearing
• Presentations
• Public Statements for the Record
• Adjourn Formal Hearing

In Invi vited to th the disp ispla lay area for r Q & A w with ith th the projec ject team

Why a Public Hearing?

• Conducted as a requirement to th

the National Environmental Policy Act (N (NEPA)

• NEPA requires evaluation of potential impacts

to surrounding natural, cultural, and social environments.

• Impacts are described in an environmental document.
• Requires opportunity for the public

to be involved and comment in the decision-making process of said impacts.

Environmental Document

• Categorical Exclusion Le

Level 4

• Released for Public In

Involvement on April 23, 2019

• Published Le

Legal Notice

• The Republic
• Tuesday, May 14th & 21st, 2019
• Announcing th

the public hearing and th the lo location where th the document is is available for review

How Can You Participate?

• Verb

rbally as a Public Statement

• Statements are recorded
• Comment Form
• Submit via mail, fax, or drop box
• Email ‒ mwrig

right@in indot.in in.gov

• Comment Period ends
• Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Plea lease feel l fr free to use se any and all ll meth thods.

How Will Comments be Addressed?

• All

ll comments wil ill be addressed in in th the Fin inal Environmental Documents as a result of:

• The public statements recorded at a public hearing.
• All written comments, concerns, and suggestions such as

letters, faxes, and emails received during the comment period.

In Inform rmal l comments ar are alw always welc lcome, however, plea lease note general l conversatio ions are not part of the offici icial l record.

Environmental Studies

• Rig

ight-of

• f-way
• Hazardous Materials
• Th

Threatened & Endangered Sp Species

• His

istoric & Archaeological

• Community Im

Impacts

• Farmla

land

• Flo

Floodplain ins

• La

Land Use

• Wetlands & Waterways
• Noise
• Air

ir Quality

• Public

lic In Involvement

• Publi

lic Hearin ing

Areas of f environmental im impacts

Right-of

• f-Way
• Proposed 5

50.1 acres of f permanent new rig right-of

• f-way (R

(ROW)

• 40.5 Acres of Agric

icult ltural

• 6.4

.4 Acres of Forest/Trees

• 1.0

.0 Acre of Commercial

• 2.2

.2 Acre of Mis isc.

• Early Acquisition
• Acquir

ired through MAP-21 F FHWA Streamli lining Process

• No Relocations
• No Condemnations

Environmental Im Impacts

• In

Indiana Bat and Northern Lo Long-Eared Bat

• Tree cle

learing activ ivitie ies

• Mit

itig igated via ia The Conservation Fund (TCF)

• Range-wid

ide In In-Lie ieu Fee Program

• Th

The amount determin ined by th the Habit itat Blo Block Meth thod

• Calc

alcula lated by y a a compensatory ry pric rice per acr acre

• 2012 – L&I and CSX railr

ilroads announce pla lans for jo join int use

• f the tracks
• 2013 – Railr

ilroads completed Envir ironmental Assessment

• 2014 – On

On-going dis iscussions Between IN INDOT and the Cit ity y to address the problem

• 2015 – Cit

ity y of Colu lumbus completes a Railr ilroad Im Impact Study

• 2016 – IN

INDOT considers proje ject appli lication

• 2017 – State of In

India iana and Cit ity y of Colu lumbus announce a jo join intly funded proje ject

Project History ry

• Trains volu

lumes exp xpected to in increase from an average of two per day to 17 per day.

• Train le

lengths exp xpected to in increase from an average of 5,0 ,000 feet to 7,5 ,500 feet.

• At current rates, vehic

icle dela lays at the crossin ing will ill grow from 67 vehic icle-hours to 716 vehic icle le-hours.

• Especiall

lly in in the P.M .M. . peak hours, , the State Road 46/S.R. . 11 11 traffic sig ignal operates at unacceptable le levels of average dela lay per vehic icle.

• The Purpose of this

is proje ject is is to reduce vehic icula lar dela lays at both the train in crossing and the traffic sig ignal. l.

Purpose and Need

• Retain an

an At At-Grade Crossin ing

• Route S.R

.R. . 46 Under the Railr ilroad

• Keep S.R

.R. . 46

• n Alig

lignment

• Re

Re-Align S.R .R. . 46 to the North

• Overpass wit

ith In Interchange

Alternatives Considered

• Speed Transitions
• Existing White Riv

iver Bridges

• S.R. 11 Property Access
• Floodplain Im

Impacts

• Farmland Im

Impacts

Key Design Criteria

Overpass with In Interchange Alternative

Overpass with In Interchange Alternative

Overpass with In Interchange Alternative (P (Preferred)

Overpass with In Interchange Alternative (P (Preferred)

Overpass with In Interchange Alternative (P (Preferred)

S.R .R. 11 at R Ramp In Intersection

Drainage

Mitigation and Aesthetics

• Total Proje

ject Tree Removal = 4.9 .9 Acres

• Total New Tree

Pla lantings = 11.3 Acres

• No Im

Impacts to Waterw rways Protected by y the Cle lean Water Act

Project Cost Estimates

• IN

INDOT and th the Cit ity of f Columbus have entered in into a 50/50 Funding Agreement

• Railroads wil

ill contribute 5 percent of f project costs

• Project Cost Estimate = $30 million

• IN

INDOT Dis istrict Traffic

• Cit

ity of f Columbus

• Bartholomew County
• Bartholomew County School Corporation
• Bartholomew County Fairgrounds
• Columbus Regional Health
• Columbus Police Department
• Columbus Fire Department

Traffic During Construction

• Stage 1 – Off-Line

Construction

• Minim

inimal l Traffi fic In Interruptio ions

• Win

inter 2019/2020 and Sp Spri ring 2020

• Stage 2A – S.R

.R. . 46 Eastbound

• Reduced to One La

Lane

• Early

ly Fall ll 2020

Traffic During Construction

• Stage 2B – S.R

.R. . 11 11

• Clo

Closed & Detoured via via I-65 65

• Early

ly Su Summer 2020

• Stage 3 – S.R

.R. . 46 Westbound

• Reduced to One Lane
• La

Late Fall ll 2020

• In

Interchange Open to Traffic in in Sprin ing 2021

• Mit

itig igation in in Fall ll 2021

Traffic During Construction

Utilities

• Appox. 2,500 feet of

f new Cit ity water main

• Approx. 4,000 feet of

f new Cit ity force main

• Uti

tility relocations along S.R .R. 11 scheduled to begin th this Summer

Comment Session

• No responses at

t th this is ti time.

• Statements are for th

the official public hearing tr transcript.

• First speakers are fr

from th the sign-in sheet.

• Open for additional public statements fr

from th the fl floor.

• Ple

lease come forw rward to th the podium so th that we may accurately record your statements.

• We encourage and appreciate your comments.

Public Comments

• Statements recorded at

t public hearing.

• Written Statements
• Mary Wright

IGCN Room N642 100 North Senate Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46204

• E-Mail ‒ mwrig

right@in indot.in .in.gov

• Respectfully request comments to be postmarked by

Wednesday, Ju June 12, 2019.

All comments will be reviewed and evaluated and given full consideration before final design decisions.

What is Next xt?

• After Public

lic Hearin ing and Public lic Comments

• Envir

ironmental Document Approval

• Le

Legal l Noti tice publi lished to form rmall lly announce th the conclu lusio ion of f th the envi vironmental l phase.

Thank You

• Ple

lease visit wit ith project offi ficials following th the public comment session

• View displays and preliminary plans
• Informal questions and answers
• Informal comments are always welcome, however, please

note general conversations are not part of the official record.

Thank you for your attendance this evening. Formal public hearing is adjourned.